Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2026-01-30
Ezra Klein & Adam Tooze: books mentioned on The Ezra Klein Show
How The World Sees America, with Adam Tooze | The Ezra Klein Show
Ezra Klein discussed The Deluge by Adam Tooze. Adam Tooze recommended Diary of a Madman and Other Stories by Lu Xun, The Southern Tour by Jonathan Chatwin, and Context Collapse by Ryan Ruby.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Deluge
Adam Tooze explores the economic and political turmoil of the post-World War I era in his historical work The Deluge.
Discussed“I mean I felt it hanging over your book if I may. Like I thought you said I say it in the conclusion. Yeah, exactly.”
Where to get it
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Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
Diary of a Madman and Other Stories by Lu Xun is a foundational work of modern Chinese literature that uses psychological depth and social critique to examine societal pressures.
Recommended“Oh, so my first is um is is a Chinese classic. Not not an ancient classic, but a modern classic. arguably the first maybe the first modern Chinese novela Lucian's um diary of a madman...”
Where to get it
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The Southern Tour
The Southern Tour by Jonathan Chatwin is a historical and political account documenting Deng Xiaoping's influential journey through southern China in 1992.
Recommended“My second suggestion is uh is um sorry is Jonathan Chhatwin's uh book the southern tour which is uh an extraordinary account of Deniaing's uh tour of southern China in 1992...”
Where to get it
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Context Collapse
Context Collapse by Ryan Ruby is a unique literary work that blends poetry with historical analysis.
Recommended“And this is by a friend, a Berlin friend Ryan Ruby. um it's called Context Collapse. And it is literally a poem containing a history of poetry.”
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